The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for ACI Worldwide rose from 93 to 96 Tuesday.
The new score means the company is now outperforming 96% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria.
ACI Worldwide is currently forming a consolidation, with a 59.71 entry. See if the stock can break out in heavy trade at least 40% above average. But note that it's a later-stage base, and those involve more risk.
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The stock earns a 95 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and longer-term annual earnings growth is outpacing 95% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of C shows a roughly equal amount of buying and selling by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
In Q3, the company reported 87% EPS growth. Sales growth increased 24%, up from 16% in the prior quarter. The company has now posted accelerating growth in each of the last three quarters.
ACI Worldwide holds the No. 5 rank among its peers in the Computer Software-Financial industry group. Vertex is the top-ranked stock within the group.
